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Older Events
2015
January 29, 2015 – Dinner Meeting
January 30, 2015 – Genealogy Workshop – Radomir Bilash
February 25, 2015 – Taste of Ukraine – February 26, 2015
April 23, 2015 – Dinner Meeting –Victor Hetmanczuk, Canada-Ukraine Foundation
May 13, 2015 – Afternoon Speaker Series: A Roundtable Discussion with Prof. Basil Kalymon, Special Economic Adviser to the President of Ukraine
May 28, 2015 – Dinner Meeting & Scholarship Night: Speaker Orysia Tracz – Folk Medicine & Ukrainian Traditions
June 25, 2018 – Dinner Meeting & AGM: Award Recipients: Ed Stelmach, Oksana & Oleh Hnatiuk
October 29, 2015 – Dinner Meeting: Estate, Succession and Retirement Planning for Businesses and Individuals
November 26, 2015 – Tell Them We Are Starving: The 1933 Diaries of Gareth Jones – Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk
2016
January 21, 2016 – Dinner Meeting – Maximizing Your Social Media Presence: Sarah Lynne Copeland
February 25, 2016 – Wild Rose Brewery –Tour and Beer Tasting
March 31, 2016 – A Canadian’s experience training the AZOV Battalion to NATO standards, Oksana Kuzyshyn
April 23, 2016 – Fifth Annual Taste of Ukraine
May 26, 2016 – Dinner Meeting & Scholarship Night – Speaker: Bohdan Romaniuk
June 23, 2016 – AGM & Dinner Meeting
October 2, 2016 – Dinner Meeting: Darren Lemke – Enterpreneurship: The How’s and Why’s of Starting a Successful Business in Good Times and Bad.
November 16, 2016 – The Personal Side of Cyber Security – Phil Fodchuk, Suncor Energy
November 24, 2016 – Dinner Meeting: Vitaliy Milentyev: Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement; Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj: Award Recipient
December 4, 2016 – 20th Annual Festival of Carols
2017
January 12, 2017 – Ukrainian Opera with Lida (at Calgary Opera)
February 2, 2017 – Book Launch: Lubomyr Luciuk – A Canadian Hero: Cpl Filip Konowal
February 11, 2017 – Book Launch: Bohdan Kordan – No Free Man
February 23, 2017 – Dinner Meeting – Dr. Peter Neweduk – Stem Cells: Hype, Hope & Reality
March 23, 2017 – Dinner Meeting at Santorini Taverna
April 29, 2017 – Sixth Annual Taste of Ukraine
May 18, 2017 – Wine & Cheese Reception for Ukr. delegates of GeoConvention 2017
May 25, 2017 – Dinner Meeting & Scholarship & Vyshyvanka Night –Dr. Linda Dudar
June 28, 2017 – Dinner Meeting & AGM – Speaker: Victor Malarek
2010
January 28, 2010 – Best of the Internet: An Evening of Fun, Fascination, Entertainment and Humour
March 25, 2010 – Unlocking the Secrets of “The Matrix”: How to Protect Your Nest Egg (and Even Prosper) in the Golden Age of Central Banking, Market Manipulation and State-Engineered Bubbles – Bohdan Romaniuk
April 29, 2010 – Speaker: Andriy Hladyshevsky, Q.C., President, Shevchenko Foundation & Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient 2010
September 23, 2010 – Speaker: Marsha Skrypuch: Author of Stolen Child; Lifetime Achievement Award – Joe Karapinka (Scholarship Night)
October 28, 2010 – Technical Analysis of the Markets for Beginners – Kerry Boyko
November 25, 2010 – Stone Mill – A Film About the Holodomor
2011
January 27, 2011 – The Best of the Internet: An Evening of Fun, Fascination, Entertainment and Humour
February 24, 2011 – Business Fair
March 31, 2011 – Appointment in Samarra: A Contrarian Discourse on How to Survive (and Profit from) the Coming Collapse of the Global Monetary System – Bohdan Romaniuk
April 28, 2011 – Current Events in Ukraine – Morgan Williams, President & CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
May 26, 2011 – A Semester in Lviv: From the Other Side of the Desk – Ihor Kruk, Alberta Teachers’ Association
June 23, 2011 – AGM, Speaker: Hon. Eugene Zowzdesky, MLA & 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient
July 23, 2011 – Third Annual Calgary/Edmonton UCPBA Golf Tournament (The Nursery Golf and Country Club near Lacombe, AB)
October 1, 2011 – Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra – Ukrainian Rhapsody: An Evening of Ukrainian Music –conceived and co-sponsored by UCPBA
September 18, 2011 – Calgary premiere of Genocide Revealed, film by Yurij Luhovy – co-sponsored by UCPBA
September 19, 2011 – Current Developments in Ukraine – Dr. Andrij Zhalko-Tytarenko, Institute of East-West Political Studies
October 27, 2011 – Film: Three Stories of Galicia – Olha Onyshko, producer in attendance
November 22, 2011 – The Holy See and the Holodomor – Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk
2012
January 26, 2012 – The Best of the Internet: An Evening of Fun, Fascination, Entertainment and Humour
February 23, 2012 – First Annual Taste of Ukraine – Gourmet Night
March 29, 2012 – ‘No Way Out’ – A Discourse on Energy, Money, Complexity Theory and the Fate of Empire: Important Lessons for Citizens and Investors – Bohdan Romaniuk
May 31, 2012 – Quo Vadis, Ukraina – Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (Scholarship Night)
June 21, 2012 – AGM, Speaker: Peter Shostak, Artist & 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient
September 27, 2012 – A Proud Legacy: Celebrating 120 Years of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada – Roman Brytan, Broadcaster & Radomir Bilash, Historian
October 25, 2012 – Ukrainians and the Policy of Multiculturalism in Canada: Origins, Impact and Legacy — Manoly Lupul, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
November 22, 2012 – The Holodomor – Roman Serbyn, Historian
December 9, 2012 – Calgary Ukrainian Carol Festival – co-sponsored by UCPBA
2013
January 31, 2013 — The Calgary Real Estate Market — Halyna Skala Tataryn, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
February 28, 2013 – Second Annual Taste of Ukraine – Gourmet Night
April 25, 2013 – Technology: Saviour or Servitude – Mario Manella
May 30, 2013–Avoiding the Keyser Söze Syndrome: Where to Invest Today for Extraordinary Future Gains – Bohdan Romaniuk
June 19, 2013 – AGM, Speaker: Paul Grod, President, UCC National & 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient; Vadym Prystaiko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
October 24, 2013 – The Economics (and Politics) of the Oil Sands Business – Don Verdonck
November 21, 2013 – Recent Developments in Research on the Holodomor – Dr. Bohdan Klid, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
2014
January 30, 2014 – Stroke/TIA What is it? How to prevent it? What to do if it happens? – Dr. Andrew Demchuk
February 27, 2014 – Third Annual Taste of Ukraine – Gourmet Night
March 27, 2014 – Medical Entrepreneurship: Bridging Medicine and Business to Solve Global Health Challenges – Anne Zalucky
April 24, 2014 –Today’s Investment Climate: What’s Hot and What’s Not in Canadian Capital Markets – Roman Dubczak, CIBC World Markets
May 29, 2014 — The Media in Canada – Linda Olsen, Global TV (Scholarship Night)
June 26, 2014 – AGM; The Importance of Maintaining Ukrainian Community Media in Canada – Marco Levytsky, Journalist & 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient
October 30, 2014 – 2014: Changes Medical Mercy Canada Has Noticed in Ukraine – Dr. Myron Semkuley; 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Aka & Nestor Papish
November, 2014 – Ukraine in Crisis: Moving Forward – Derek Fraser, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
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2000
January 27, 2000 – The Ukrainian Canadian Community: Our Roots, Our Times, Our Goals
February 24, 2000 – Adopting Children from Ukraine: The issues based on the personal experiences of a Calgary Couple – Walter Romaniuk, Wendy Robinson
March 30, 2000 – Education – Bold Ideas for our Children’s Future, Mark Hlady, MLA, Calgary Mountain View
April 27, 2000 – Calgary’s Future – What can we Expect?, Alderman Dave Bronconnier
July 6, 2000 – Pre-Stampede Barbeque, COP
October 6, 2000 – Theatre – Ivanka Chews the Fat, Jo-Ann Waytowich (Lunchbox Theatre)
December 10, 2000 – Carol Festival – Koliada (St. Stephen’s)
2001
January 25, 2001 – The Olympic Experience – a family’s perspective – Terry & Alexandra Lys
March 8, 2001 – Derek Fraser, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine
April 26, 2001 – Ukrainians in Quebec – Orest Slepokura
June 21, 2001 – Bi-Annual General Meeting (Symons Valley BBQ Ranch)
October 25, 2001 – Book Launch for Hope’s War – A novel dealing with the Denaturalizaion & Deportation of Ukrainian Canadians – by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
November 29, 2001 – Awards Night – Scholarships & Lifetime Achievement Awards
December 9, 2001 – Annual Carolfest (St. Vladimir’s)
2002
January 31, 2002 – Updating of Association’s Bylaws and Review of Donations Guidelines
Febuary 21, 2002 – Global Education – Grant MacEwan College in Ukraine – Dr. Roman Petryshyn, Director of the Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre at Grant Macewan College in Edmonton
March 21, 2002 – Film Night (With Fire & Sword – a Sweeping saga of love & adventure during a war between Ukraine and Poland in the 17th Century)
April 25, 2002 – Ukraine’s & Eastern Europe’e Business Climates: Reasons for Optimism – Leah Soroka, Project Manager, Business Development International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)
May 2002 – Dinner Meeting cancelled
June 20, 2002 – Annual Meeting & Social
Sept 19, 2002 – Awards Night: Pawluk Lifetime, Scholarships Ben Slusarchuk, Daria McDonald, Alexandra Lys; Speaker Lubomyr Luciuk
October 24, 2002 – Medical Mercy Canada – Dr. Myron & Mrs. Elaine Semkuley
November 21, 2002 – Lest We Forget, Mewata Armoury – Murray Copot
December 8, 2002 – Ukrainian Christmas Carol Festival (ABVM)
2003
January 23, 2003 – Investment Options in 2003 – Terry Lys & guest financial planner
February 20, 2003 – ‘My Mother’s Village’ – with producer George Melnyk & director John Paskievich
April 10, 2003 – Pysanka Passion (workshop) – Nadya Chornenky & Andriy Ilnycky
May 2, 2003 – Dr. Lawrence Mysak, Mcgill University – Scientific exchange with Ukraine and his travels there
June 19, 2003 – AGM & Kovbasa Contest
September 25, 2003 – Scholarships & Lifetime Achievement Awards Night; Lifetime: Jean Mekitiak, Speaker – Maria Lizak – Youth and Ukraiian Identity
October 23, 2003 – Wine & Cheese
November 13, 2003 – How Ukrainian Culture Has Influenced Popular Culture – Dr. Dennis Hlynka
December – Carol Festival
2004
March 2004 – Myrna Kostash re: Cooperative venture with U of C
April 25, 2004 – Stalin/Hitler video
May 27, 2004 – AGM & Election (President elected – David Repetowsky)
June 4, 2004 – Fish Fry & Lobster Boil
1995
April 29, 1995 – Presidents’ Spring Ball ‘Night of The Kozaks’ (have invite digi)
September 18, 1995 – AGM & Biennial Elections, Speaker – Raya Shadurka, UCPBF President – (President elected – Oksana Hnatiuk)
October 26, 1995 – Medical Care and Laboratory Practice in Ukraine, 1995 – Dr. Allan Oryschak, Pathologist
November 23, 1995 – Joint Venture Projects in Ukraine, Representiatve of Sabrama International Management Ltd.
December 14, 1995 – Festive Evening/Веселий Вечір
1996
January 25, 1996 – Truth and Trust in Investigative Reporting – Donna Korchinski, Freelance Investigative Journalist
February 22, 1996 – ‘Meet the Artists’ Evening
March 21, 1996 – Lawrence Mysak, President of the Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Canada
April 25, 1996 – Chornobyl – 10 Years After – Dr. David R. Marples, CIUS, University of Alberta
May 4, 1996 – Presidents’ Spring Ball, 400 Club – ‘Золотий Київ’ (have invite digi) (First Honorary Life Membership Award Winner: Murray Copot)
June 14, 1996 – Wind-up Golf Party
September 25, 1996 – Annual General Meeting with special guest speaker re Media Image and Promotion
October 30, 1996 – Iconography – Anton Yavny, Iconographer, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukr. Cath Church
November 27, 1996 – Medical Genetics Post Chornobyl – Dr. Ross McLeod, Pediatric, Geneticist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
December 8, 1996 – Ukrainian Carol Festival
1997
January 30, 1997 – The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 20 Years of Activity – Dr. Zenon, Kohut, Director
February 27, 1997 – Oil and Gas Opportunities in Ukraine since President Kuchma’s Election – Edward M. Southern, UK-Ran Oil Corp, Zhoda Corp, Kashtan Petroleum Ltd.
March 27, 1997 – Networking – Ukrainian Style
April 24, 1997 – Oil and Gas Opportunities in the Crimea, Ukraine – Ronald K. Cormick, CEO & President, Epic Energy Inc.
May 3, 1997 – Presidents’ Spring Ball – ‘Зачарований Вечір’ 400 Club
June 19, 1997 – Beer on the Bow – Speaker, Michael Tymchuk, President, Wild Rose Brewery
September 25, 1997 – AGM & Bienniel Elections
October 23, 1997 – Financial Planning, Gilles Begin, Planvest Pacific Financial Corporation
November 20, 1997 – The Status of Medical Education in Kiev, Dr. Peter Harasym PhD, U of C Office of Medical Education & Dept of Community Health Sciences
1998
January 29, 1998 – Adventures in Journalism: Why I Write As I Do – Paul Jackson, Assoc. Editor, Calgary Sun
February 26, 1998 – Investing in Ukraine: What is it Really Like? – Oleh Hnatiuk, President, Connect Capital Corp.
March 26, 1998 – Year 2000 Computer Issues: What you should be ‘A Feared’ Of’! – Dr. Ronald George, President & CEO, Perigon Solutions
April 20, 1998 – UCPBF Western Executive/Presidents Meeting
April 30, 1998 – The Power of One, Diane Jones onihowski, VP Marketing & Manager of National Sport Centre
May 30, 1998 A Ukrainian Wedding – St. Stephens
June 17, 1998 – Year End Wrap-Up (Earl Grey Golf Course)
September 18, 1998 – Lunch with Olexandr Kurdydyk, Electron Bank & Boris Balan, Ukraine Enterprise Corp.
September 24, 1998 – An Evening of Celebration: Honoring our Award Recipients
October 29, 1998 Canadian Medical Air to Ukrainian Village – Dr. M. & Mrs. Elaine Semkuley
November 19, 1998 The Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33, A Reassessment, Dr. David Marples, University of Alberta
December 11, 1998 – Tour of Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church by Anton Yavny, iconographer
1999
January 28, 1999 – Kalyna Country: EcoMuseum, An Exercise in Community Building, Jars Balan
February 25, 1999 – Doing Business in Ukraine: The Promise and the Peril – A Panel Discussion – Terry Roberts, Executive Director, Canada-Ukraine Business Initiative (CUBI), Ed Southern, Chairman & CEO of Nadra Resources, Paul Drager, Managing Partner, MacLeod Dixon, Anthony Ashiotis, Anthony Ashiotis & Co.
March 25, 1999 – Internet and High Speed Internet for Successful Business Marketing – Geoff Connerton, Shaw Cable Systems
April 29, 1999 – Denaturalization, Deportation and Defamation in ‘war crimes Trials: The corruption of Canada’s Justice System and the Rewriting of History – Eugene Harasymiw
May 14, 1999 – Dinner with the Ambassador, His Excellency Volodymyr Khandogiy, Ukr ambassador to Canada (w CUBI Chamber)
May 27, 1999 – Investment in Eastern Europe – panel discussion Linda Niro, Chris Larcorque, Rick Badget (w CUBI Chamber)
June 24, 1999 – AGM & Welcome the Summer
September 30, 1999 – Lifetime Honorary Member Award & Student Scholarships (Lydia Hladyshevsky; Melanie Hnatiuk & Sergiy Polovy)
October 28, 1999 – What’s Hot: Internment, War Crimes & Genocide – the Ukrainian Canadian position on these issues – Borys Sydoruk
December 15, 1999 – Doing Business in Central Europe, Poland and Ukraine
1990
June 26, 1990 – Speaker Valentina Smirnova, Robitnycha Gazeta & Calgary Herald
September 27, 1990 – Doing Business in Ukraine Ted Mitenko, On Management Team of Alta Genetics Inc, a company that exports cattle and embryos to the Eastern Block
1991
January 31, 1991 – Ray Martin, Leader, Alberta New Democrats
February 28, 1991 – June Kirk, Environmentalist – Calgarian of the Year
March 28, 1991 – Diana Ablonczy, Chairman, Reform Party of Canada
Apr 23, 1991 – Beans & Beer with Ollie Williams of Dartmouth
May 4, 1991 – Presidents’ Spring Ball
May 23, 1991 – Laurence Decore?
June 21, 1991 – Family picnic & Barbecue at Margaret Brodylo’s farm
Sept 91 – Eugene Zwozdesky, musician, Exec Dir AB Ukr Can Centennial Cttee
September 24, 1991 – Season Opener, Pot Luck
October 4 – 6, 1991 – Art Show ‘Expressions of Freedom’ (UCPBA & Sofia Skrypnyk; ABVM)
October 16, 1991 – For Our Children – Peter Shostak
November 29, 1991 – Lesia Sachkiw – Ukrainian Christmas Traditions
1992
January 4, 1992 – Ukrainian Christmas at the Museum (Glenbow)
March 26, 1992 – AGM
Apr 10 – 11, 1992 – National Federation Regional Meeting
May 2, 1992 – Presidents’ Spring Ball
May 26, 1992 – National Federation Regional Mtg & Calgary Business Mtg
May 28, 1992 – The Spring Cycle – Lesia Sachkiw
June 25, 1992 – Wally Rusel, Director, Ukrainian Genealogical & Historical Society
July 26, 1992 – picnic at Margaret Brodylo’s Farm
September 24, 1992 – Season Opener, Pot Luck
November 2, 1992 – Reception for Figure Skater Victor Petrenko
November 26, 1992 – Will Democracy Exist in Ukraine? – Dr. Bohdan Harasymiw, Dept. of History Political Science, U of C
1993
January 28, 1993 – The Benefits of North American Free Trade Agreement – Douglas Neil, Alberta Economic Development and Tourism
June 18, 1993 – Presidents’ Spring Ball, 400 Club
1994
June 18, 1994 – Presidents’ Ball – Night of Kupalo
October 27, 1994 – The Problematic Future of Public Education – Andrew Nikiforuk, Journalist & Author
November 24, 1994 – Mission to Ukraine: Observations from their recent trip to administer humanitarian aid to Ukraine – Michael Fisher, Calgary Sun & Evelyn Lavery, Canadian Red Cross Society
1985
February 5, 1985 – AGM
March 27, 1985 – Dinner Mtg in the Courtyard – no details
June 12, 1985 – Bilingualism in the Alberta School System, as Relating to the Ukrainian Language – William Pidruchney, Chairman, Alberta Securities Commission
1988
June 22, 1988 – Speaker Judge Albert Ludwig
February 10, 1989 – Business Meeting & Presentation of Volume II of Encyclopedia of Ukraine – Bohdan Krawchenko, CIUS
1989
April 12, 1989 – topic?
May 6, 1989 – Fashion Show and Dance ‘Spring Fling’
September 30, 1989 – Fun Tournament, Turner Valley Golf Course
July 9, 1090 – Stampede Family Picnic – Ball Game & Other Games – Lozinski Acreage in Springbank
June 17, 1989 – Cannons Ball Game
June 7, 1989 – Business Meeting & Wine & Cheese
October 26, 1989 – Business Meeting & Ukrainian Buffet
November 25, 1989 – Business Meeting, Tryzub Dance Performance, dinner with Tryzub Dancers
1979
Jul 8, 1979 – Annual Famous Stampede Barbecue (John Sadownick’s cabin at Chestermere Lake
1981
Mar 4, 1981 – Human Values in the Work Force – Fred Elford, Manager of Organizational Effectiveness
May 6, 1981 – Speaker Al Sulatycky
May 23, 1981 – Bowling, Family Evening Program
June 3, 1981 – Immigrant Settlements in Western Canada – Grant MacEwan
July 5, 1981 – Stampede Barbecue
October 3, 1981 – Harvest Ball (St. Vlads)
1982
Feb 3, 1982 – AGM
November 3, 1982 – Twentieth Century Ukrainian Art – Slides & Commentary by Prof. Myroslav Shkandrij
February 2, 1983 – AGM
February 12, 1983 – Valentine’s Ball (ABVM)
March 2, 1983 – Taxation in Canada – an official of Revenue Canada
April 6, 1983 – The Quality of Calgary Education – Ann Blough, Trustee, Calgary Board of Education
May 4, 1983 – Tom Kennedy, on of the ‘hit’ speakers of the past, on a subject of current interest
June 8, 1983 – Rabbi Lewis N. Ginsberg
July 10, 1983 – Stampede Bar-B-Que – Sadownick cottage at Chestermere Lake
September 7, 1983 – ‘Laughter in my Soul’ (film by Halya Kuchmij)
October 5, 1983 – Mr. Rod Sykes, politician and former mayor of Calgary
November 7, 1983 – The Years of the Hungry Horse the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 (movie & presentation by Marco Carynnyk)
1984
February 8, 1984 – Announcement of Plans for upcoming year
March 7, 1984 – How to Invest Your Money
April 7 – 8, 1984 – Art Show (Peter Shostak, Ludmila, Temistocle Wirsta, Maria Styranka, Wassyl Krychevky, Kateryna Krychevska-Rosandych, Arcadia Olenska-Petryshyn, Christina Kowalsky
June 6, 1984 – Hon. Julian G. J. Koziak, Minister of Municipal Affiars
October 29, 1984 – The White Paper – Brian Lee, MLA
December 3, 1984 – ‘The Sloan Affair’ (NFB Film), Michael Lozinski, Tax Consultant